Windows 7 Gadgets
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The following is a basic overview on the new Windows7 Gadgets |
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1. | The first thing that is different with the
Windows 7 gadgets that they are not installed by default. |
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2. | The significant change with the sidebar is
that there isn't one !! You can now have program or file icons on your desktop and the sidebar won't
block you from accessing them them. This
is basically what you would have needed to do before by un-pinning
all the gadgets. You can place gadgets wherever you like on the
desktop, much like you do with icons. |
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3. | To add gadgets to desktop, right click
on the Desktop. |
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4. | Click on Gadgets |
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5. | This will bring up a similar following
display |
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6. | To add a gadget, simply click on it. |
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7. | To get more gadgets, click on Get
more gadgets online |
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8. | This will bring
you to a web page where there are a couple of thousand gadgets,
organized by category, that you can download. |
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